"Today, since there is such an urgent need to rebuild Britain's defence industries and industrial capacity, I would expect that people in these important occupations would be exempt. Or even that people could be 'conscripted' into working in these industries, and that military conscription would target unemployed graduates - this would be very popular with lots of people and especially the Blue Labour thinkers behind Starmer."
"Our armed forces have never been so denuded of power since the Napoleonic wars. It's really hard to describe how poorly-prepared we are - we have an Army that is probably smaller than it was during the Napoleonic wars. We all talk about the need for technology and how cyber and drones will win the next war. All of that is palpable nonsense. The way that wars are won are by mass of intelligence, infantry, armour and artillery, well-coordinated using technology to assist them."
Rising geopolitical tensions including Russia's war in Ukraine, a possible Chinese attack on Taiwan, instability in Iran, and contested moves over Greenland raise the risk of large-scale conflict. Most European countries are increasing defence spending and reintroducing national service, with Croatia starting conscription. In a major war, people in key defence-industry occupations could be exempt or directed into industrial work, while military conscription could focus on unemployed graduates. The armed forces are described as severely understrength and smaller than in the Napoleonic era. Technology alone is insufficient; wars are won by massed intelligence, infantry, armour and artillery coordinated with technology.
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